Flash memory
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10031792B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-24

    申请号:US15650282

    申请日:2017-07-14

    IPC分类号: G11C7/00 G06F11/07

    摘要: The present invention aims at providing a flash memory that can perform a refresh operation at an appropriate time before a read error occurs. The controller performs the first read operation in which the memory cell as the read target is made to draw out the potential of one of the bit lines, the bit line potential controller is made to draw out the potential of the other of the bit lines at the first speed, and concurrently, the sense amplifier is made to read data; the second read operation in which the memory cell as the read target is made to draw out the potential of one of the bit lines, the bit line potential controller is made to draw out the potential of the other of the bit lines at the second speed faster than the first speed, and concurrently, the sense amplifier is made to read data; and the refresh operation in which, when the data read by the first read operation and the data read by the second read operation are determined to be different, the data stored in the memory cell as the read target is rewritten.

    Method of manufacturing semiconductor device
    3.
    发明授权
    Method of manufacturing semiconductor device 有权
    制造半导体器件的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09373630B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-21

    申请号:US14989999

    申请日:2016-01-07

    摘要: To improve a semiconductor device having a nonvolatile memory. A first MISFET, a second MISFET, and a memory cell are formed, and a stopper film made of a silicon oxide film is formed thereover. Then, over the stopper film, a stress application film made of a silicon nitride film is formed, and the stress application film over the second MISFET and the memory cell is removed. Thereafter, heat treatment is performed to apply a stress to the first MISFET. Thus, a SMT is not applied to each of elements, but is applied selectively. This can reduce the degree of degradation of the second MISFET due to H (hydrogen) in the silicon nitride film forming the stress application film. This can also reduce the degree of degradation of the characteristics of the memory cell due to the H (hydrogen) in the silicon nitride film forming the stress application film.

    摘要翻译: 改善具有非易失性存储器的半导体器件。 形成第一MISFET,第二MISFET和存储单元,并在其上形成由氧化硅膜制成的阻挡膜。 然后,在阻挡膜上形成由氮化硅膜构成的应力施加膜,除去第二MISFET和存储单元上的应力施加膜。 此后,进行热处理以向第一MISFET施加应力。 因此,SMT不应用于每个元件,而是被选择性地应用。 这可以降低由于形成应力施加膜的氮化硅膜中的H(氢)导致的第二MISFET的劣化程度。 这也可以由于形成应力施加膜的氮化硅膜中的H(氢)而降低存储单元的特性的劣化程度。

    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    4.
    发明申请
    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF 审中-公开
    半导体器件及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140008716A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-09

    申请号:US13931874

    申请日:2013-06-29

    IPC分类号: H01L29/792 H01L29/66

    摘要: When the width of an isolation region is reduced through the scaling of a memory cell to reduce the distance between the memory cell and an adjacent memory cell, the electrons or holes injected into the charge storage film of the memory cell are diffused into the portion of the charge storage film located over the isolation region to interfere with each other and possibly impair the reliability of the memory cell. In a semiconductor device, the charge storage film of the memory cell extends to the isolation region located between the adjacent memory cells. The effective length of the charge storage film in the isolation region is larger than the width of the isolation region. Here, the effective length indicates the length of the region of the charge storage film which is located over the isolation region and in which charges are not stored.

    摘要翻译: 当通过存储单元的缩放来减小隔离区域的宽度以减小存储单元和相邻存储单元之间的距离时,注入到存储单元的电荷存储膜中的电子或空穴被扩散到 位于隔离区域上方的电荷存储膜彼此干涉并可能损害存储单元的可靠性。 在半导体器件中,存储单元的电荷存储膜延伸到位于相邻存储单元之间的隔离区域。 隔离区域中的电荷存储膜的有效长度大于隔离区域的宽度。 这里,有效长度表示位于隔离区上方的电荷存储膜的区域的长度,其中不存储电荷。

    Semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10651188B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-12

    申请号:US16520758

    申请日:2019-07-24

    摘要: In a MONOS memory having an ONO film, dielectric breakdown and a short circuit are prevented from occurring between the end of the lower surface of a control gate electrode over the ONO film and a semiconductor substrate under the ONO film. When a polysilicon film formed over the ONO film ON is processed to form the control gate electrode, the ONO film is not processed. Subsequently, a second offset spacer covering the side surface of the control gate electrode is formed. Then, using the second offset spacer as a mask, the ONO film is processed. This results in a shape in which in the gate length direction of the control gate electrode, the ends of the ONO film protrude outwardly from the side surfaces of the control gate electrode, respectively.

    Method of manufacturing semiconductor device

    公开(公告)号:US10483273B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-19

    申请号:US16012362

    申请日:2018-06-19

    摘要: A semiconductor device is obtained in which a first insulating film for a gate insulating film of a memory element is formed over a semiconductor substrate in a memory region, a second insulating film for a gate insulating film of a lower-breakdown-voltage MISFET is formed over the semiconductor substrate in a lower-breakdown-voltage MISFET formation region, and a third insulating film for a gate insulating film of a higher-breakdown-voltage MISFET is formed over the semiconductor substrate in a higher-breakdown-voltage MISFET formation region. Subsequently, a film for gate electrodes is formed and then patterned to form the respective gate electrodes of the memory element, the lower-breakdown-voltage MISFET, and the higher-breakdown-voltage MISFET. The step of forming the second insulating film is performed after the step of forming the first insulating film. The step of forming the third insulating film is performed before the step of forming the first insulating film.

    Semiconductor device
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11302828B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-12

    申请号:US17084163

    申请日:2020-10-29

    摘要: A semiconductor device includes a memory cell which is configured of a FinFET having a split-gate type MONOS structure, the FinFET has a plurality of source regions formed in a plurality of fins, and the plurality of source regions are commonly connected by a source line contact. Further, the FinFET has a plurality of drain regions formed in the plurality of fins, the plurality of drain regions are commonly connected by a bit line contact, and the FinFET constitutes a memory cell of 1 bit.

    SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20180366556A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-20

    申请号:US15957785

    申请日:2018-04-19

    摘要: In a semiconductor device including a nonvolatile memory, information of a memory transistor of an unselected bit is accidentally erased during information write operation. A well region is provided in a memory region of a bulk region defined in a SOI substrate. A memory transistor having an LDD region and a diffusion layer is provided in the well region. A raised epitaxial layer is provided on the surface of the well region. The LDD region is provided from a portion of the well region located directly below a sidewall surface of a gate electrode to a portion of the well region located directly below the raised epitaxial layer. The diffusion layer is provided in the raised epitaxial layer.